River Boat Strikers Back Union as Bargaining Agent
The 125 towboat strikers on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers voted unanimously to keep the licensed river officers' association as their collective bargaining agent. About two thirds of eligible members voted at the Mason County Courthouse with a board from the association and seven contracting companies counting ballots. The vote precedes negotiations and a looming strike, with wages rising from 525 to 600 dollars monthly proposed for 15 days on and 15 off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
River Officers’ Association
Otto Reiker
Mason County
Jack Johnson
Morris Creditor
Huntington
Pittsburgh
Rivermen
Defendants Are Taken From Mason County Jail
Two alleged violators were moved from Mason County Jail to outside enforcement agencies. John Crawford, held for state police investigation since Aug 10, was returned to Ohio officers. Grover Barber, arrested on a warrant, was turned over to Nicholas County sheriff. A new good measure violation involved Cyrus Leport Jr who exceeded speed by ten mph and jumped from a moving car. He was picked up by City Police Chief Geiger and officers. Joe Robbinson and George Yester faced intoxication charges and bonds. Darrel Pally and Leo Stearns were jailed or arrested on intoxication warrants with bond actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Mason County
John Crawford
Ohio
Grover Barber
Nicholas County
Cyrus Leport, Jr
E. F. Geiger
D. M. Harshbarger
Franze Darst
Leport
Joe Robbinson
John Clay Hutchinson
George Yester
Justice of the Peace
S. A. Simmons
Darrel Pally
Leo Stearns
Geiger
Darst
Russell Nott
Boy From St. Albans Injured in Korea War
Pfe. Thomas C. Simmons of St. Albans West Virginia Route 2 is listed by the Department of Defense as wounded in the Korean conflict. Simmons is the son of Mrs. Ruby Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Albans
Korea
Washington, D. C
Thomas C. Simmons
W. Va
Department of Defense
Pfe. Simmons
Ruby Simmons
Mason County Land Transfers Highlight Local Property Deals
A batch of recorded land transfers in Mason County covers numerous transfers and co ownerships across Point Pleasant and surrounding districts. Notable moves include Jeanne E and Arthur E Robinson to Helen Somerville of 35 625% square feet in Union District and Van Campbell transferring ownership interests of 78 acres and 76 acres in Hannan District. Multiple co ownerships involve Mt. Vernon Heights Addition and English Court areas, with leases and partitioned tracts noted in Haven theater area and various districts. The records also show exchanges among families in Lewis, Cologne, English Court, and Arbu ckle areas, detailing lots, acres, and houses exchanged or leased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne E
Arthur E. Robinson
Helen A. Somerville
Point Pleasant
Lucy Jividen
Theodore Cash
Gladys
Paul Bailey
Norine
Thurman Bailey
Eileen
Ranhel Jividen
Virginia
Glen Jividen
Rena V
Esley Smith
Union
van Campbell
Betty H
Freddie R. Saunders
Hannan
Nedra
E. B. Jones
Johnnie B
William E. Monroe, Jr
Mt. Vernon Heights
Lewis
Harry Layne
F. Leslie Heck
Haven Theater
Fifth St
New Haven
Phyllis S
Joseph K. Bailey
Doris
Arthur Hill
Minerva Hill
Linville
Cologne
Richard Barnett
Alfred Z. Clark
Clara Belle
George F. Smith
Waggener
Edith and
E. J. Wray
Elmer F. Lowry
M. J. Keister
English Court, Inc
Nellie N
Walter L. Geilker
English Court
Okey Blankenship
Blanche Stone Swisher
Clara
William Humphrey
Okey P. Blankenship
Edna Leola
Otis C. Lewis
Richard S. Barton
Carroll W. Casto
Myrtle
Howard Schultz
North Point Pleasant
Betty
William S. Morgan
J. Hanley Morgan
Kanawha River
Arbuckle
Goldie
H. H. Litchfield
Ella
William Gaskins
Heck Addition
Wall Work Progresses On Several Fronts In Point Pleasant
In Point Pleasant, floodwall and related construction advance on multiple fronts along the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. Concrete bases extend to 14th Street northward, with wall sections and stem networks underway near the machine shop. Pumping station 3 substructure walls poured. a trash rack and pump floor are being prepared as work continues at the site near Walnut and Third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Ohio River
11Th Street
14Th St
John Powell
Powell
Kanawha River
Shadle Bridge
Crooked Creek
Bride Emma Jean Williams Remembered at Miscellaneous Shower
Mrs. Emory Proffitt hosted a shower for her niece the former Emma Jean Williams, a recent bride of Rex Toms. Mrs. Louis Karschnik directed the games session with prizes awarded to Mrs. Charles Musgrave, Mrs. Elmer Sanger and Mrs. Otto Rodgers, with many guests in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emory Proffitt
Main St
Emma Jean Williams
Rex Toms
Louis Karschnik
Charles Musgrave
Elmer Sanger
Otto Rodgers
Leland Berriage
T. F. Yost
Howard Duncan
Raymond Jordan
J. W. Cox
Wendell Smith
Wendell Lee
Olin Neal
Charles Stewart
Hale Stewart
F. B. Musgrave
C. C. Toms
Kenneth Byus
Harry Davis
John Aice
John Ambrose
Charles Harmon
Jack Shiflett
Harold Harmon
Minor Stephens
Herman Hoschar
A. Kapp
S. B. Leiving
Bill Redman
Dean Dickens
Betty McDaniel
Audrey Hoschar
Trinity Methodist Family Pot Luck Picnic at Harmon Field
Trinity Methodist Church hosts a family pot luck picnic at Harmon Field at 6 15 p m Tuesday inviting members and friends of the church to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Trinity Methodist Church
Harmon Field
Weekend Guests Visit Various Pals Across Part of State
Social notes list weekend visits and dinners among residents from Parkersburg Huntington Gallipolis Ferry Barboursville Belle Apple Grove and Camaletta with a string of host and guest pairs including J S Rhoades Dent Stevens Warner Capehart Schaad Songer Self Harris and others Feb weekend social activities highlighted across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Rhoades
Jackson Ave
Charles Dent
Montgomery
B E. Stevens
Gallipolis Ferry
Ted Stevens
Point Pleasant
O. M. Stevens
Belle
Campbell Stevens
Camaletta
Bobby
Forman Stevens
Apple Grove
Wendell Smith
Ripley Road
Garland Barnett
Barboursville
Ernest Warner
Jefferson Blvd
Marcus McDaniel
Bellmeade
Betty Butcher
Parkersburg
Joseph Jewell
Frank Clendenin
Huntington
F. H. Capehart
Park Drive
John Schaad
Elmer Songer
Main St
Downtown Coaches Set Meeting With New Mentor
Gallipolis Downtown Coaches will meet at Gallia Academy High School Tuesday at 7 30 p m. Rev Linson H Stebbins president says they will discuss tickets plans to welcome new Blue Devil coach Wayne Gibson and hold annual meeting and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Linson H. Stebbins
Gallia Academy
Blue Devil
Wayne Gibson
Elks Picnic Set Sunday at Corn Park
Gallipolis residents will attend the Elks annual picnic at Corn Park by Raccoon Creek on Sunday. Dinner is at 12 30 p m with entertainment planned after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
the Elks
Corn Park
Raccoon Creek
Prattsville Family Reunions Highlight County Gathering
Nearly 100 Brooks descendants attended a Brooks family reunion at Putnam Chapel. West and Ogle families hosted gatherings at Townhouse Grove and with relatives in Columbus. Mrs Allman admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital for major surgery. condition satisfactory. Green Valley Chefs won first premium at the Junior Fair booth. Several guests visited relatives in Columbus and Vinton County Centennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prattsville
Brooks
Putnam Chapel
J. W. West
Clyde West
West
Townhouse Grove
Fred Ogle
Collins Ogle
Virgil Howell
Joe
Houston
Texas
Laura McDonald
Harry Coolidge
Arizona
Goldie Haddox
Deming
Geo. Chesser
Dearth
Margaret Daugherty
Ralph Daugherty
Charles Morris
Junior Daugherty
Columbus
Carrie Allman
Hocking Valley Hospital
Green Valley
William Gibbs
Mabel
Whitlatch and Moore
Vinton County
Merrill Mace
Elmer Allman
Exina Dearth
A H Rayburn Dies at Home of Daughter in Point Pleasant
A. H. Rayburn 93 died at his daughter Mrs. C D Ball 1512 Kanawha St Point Pleasant at 11 am Monday after three weeks confined to his room. Born July 21 1857 in Rayburn settlement near Flatrock he was the last of ten children. He and wife Sarah Foglesong had eight children. surviving are three daughters two of whom live in Point Pleasant and one in Glen Ferris, a son in Point Pleasant. Funeral 2:30 pm Wednesday at Heights EUB Church with Rev Harry Miller and others officiating. Interment Lone Oak cemetery by Foglesong funeral home Mason City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
A. H. Rayburn
C. D. Ball
Kanawha St
Rayburn
Flatrock
G. B. Rayburn
Sarah R. Foglesong
Ball
Robert Douglas
Glen Ferris
G. K. Burdette
W. E. Rayburn
F. H. Capehart
Donald Lockhart
Lone Oak Cemetery
Foglesong Funeral Home
Mason City
Mrs Adline Embrey convalesces after hospital stay in Ohio
Mrs Adline Embrey of Texas spent summer visiting relatives in Ohio and was treated at Bethesda Hospital Zanesville before convalescing at her son John Embrey's home. The item lists numerous weekend visits by local residents to relatives and friends, plus a WSCS program at Drakes Methodist Church led by Mrs Drake and a pot luck lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drakes
Adline Embrey
Texas
Ohio
Bethesda Hospital
Zanesville
John
Bob Maxwell
A. E. Maxwell
Elyria
Ben Halsey
Edna Maxwell
Joey Parsons
Rodney
Corning
John Reho
Steve Arkley
Pete Reeds
Moxahala
D. C. Maxwell, Jr
Columbus
D. C. Maxwells
Willis Wright
Jack
New Lexington
William Cook
Charles Stewart
George Drake
Carl
Dick Garrison
Blue Rock Lake
Joseph Sheets
Sam Nicolette
Patricia Ann
Baltimore
F. G. van Atta
VanAtta
Raymond Hill
Charleston
Hydreth Boulmer
Galley Bridge
W. Va
Ray Gardner
Josie Reich
Randall Mayes
Buckeye Lake
Golden Drake
WSCS
Olema Drake
Florence Arkley
Eliazabeth Mayes
Emma Embrey
Estelle Baird
Bertha VanAtta
Elizabeth Reho
Dora Benedict
Marriage licenses surge in Gallia County listings
Gallia County reports a sharp rise in marriage licenses with seven issued Saturday and three on Monday. Names include Richard L. Dean and Betty Jo Sprague of Gallipolis, and pairs from Vinton Crown City Rio Grande Parkersburg and Thurman among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galllipolis
Gallia County
Richard L. Dean
Gallipolis
Betty Jo Sprague
Robert L. Alexander Mays
Vinton
Ethel Palestine Canaday
David L. Rees
Rio Grande
Rosena Wiseman
David Steel Haught
Health Rule For Pupils Announced
Gallipolis boards require beginning or transfer pupils to file an immunization card with the city health department. Cards available at physician offices. family physicians advise on procedure. Superintendent E. E. Higgins urges parental cooperation to ensure children are ready for school September 5 and to foster proper seasonal health habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Gallipolis Board of Education
Board of Education
E. E. Higgins
Harmon Park hosts first overnight campers in Point Pleasant
Travelers stopping in Point Pleasant may soon see Harmon Park as a welcoming overnight stop. R. V. Robbins, the street commissioner, found five campers waking from two cars in the park on Monday morning. The elderly residents prepared breakfast at a park fireplace, using new picnic tables, and cleaned up before Robbins's rounds. Oklahoma plates were on the campers’ cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Harmon Park
R. V. Robbins
Robbins
Oklahoma
Births and discharges at Holzer Hospital
Births listed at Holzer Hospital include Thurman Thomas Lewis son and several mothers from Jackson Gallipolis Ewington Point Pleasant Wellston and Gallipolis Ferry. Discharges include D J Morgan Bert Mossman Ella Eckhart Loretta Morgan James Adkins Roy Pollock and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart G. Leedy
Jackson
Golda Criner
Gallipolis
Deborah Jean Drummond
Ewington
Charles H. Wallace
Point Pleasant
Belle Fisher
Chambersburg
Delbert S. Boster
Jerry Warren Morgan
Leon
Jean Lucille Morgan
Elsworth Ord
Ferry
Michael Lee Johnson
Erastus Robinson
Wellston
D. J. Morgan
Bert Mossman
John Smith
Delbert Roush
Ella Eckhart
Kirk Baker
Loretta Morgan
Thomas Matteson
James Adkins
Louis Biffle
Roy Pollock
Lloyd Burke
Loren Mountjoy
Vernon Goody
James McMurrin
Donna Sue Cole
Roy Pierson
William Moler
William Siders
Lewis Koehler
Guilty Plea Entered and Bond Set in Probate Court
Archie Plants of Harrisburg pleaded guilty to statutory charges in probate court and was sent to the county jail under a 1500 dollar bond awaiting common pleas court action. Bobby Fowler of Ohio River Road underwent a tonsillectomy at Point Clinic Monday morning. he is a Messenger carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Archie Plants
Harrisburg
Common Pleas
Point Pleasant
Bobby Fowler
Robert Fowler
Ohio River Road
Point Clinic
Bobby
Rio Grande Art Work To Be Shown
Rio Grande College art students will display their works on Wednesday from 1 to 5 p.m. Max Hendershott will show his paintings along with student pieces. A 2:30 p.m. tea will be served under the supervision of Mrs. W A Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Rio Grande College
W. A. Lewis
Max Hendershott
Bob Merrififled
Rio Grande
Robert Amos
Robert Hall
Rodney
James Bennett
Kitts Hill
Herman Bangert
Aid
Geneva Howell
Martha McAdam
Portsmouth
Kathleen Newman
Ironton
Glen Shuter
Minford
Carl Shuter
Atlee Fulks
Crown City
Katherine Stocks
Mable Stamper
Cecile Thompson
Hazel Nutt
Beaver
Joan Showers
Phillip Wilson
Driver Cited After Crash in Gallipolis
Gallipolis city police report an accident at 5 20 p m Monday between James Howard of Gallipolis Route 1 and Donald Thomas of Cheshire. Howard was cited for reckless operation after striking Thomas while turning from Locust onto Fourth. Five men were fined five dollars and costs in municipal court for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
James Howard
Donald Thomas
Cheshire
Thomas
Howard
Arthur Persinger
Percy Bryant
Cecil Glover
Lawrence Gilmore
Garland Ward
Tardy Draftees Rush Board In Putnam County
POINT PLEASANT The Selective Service board 24 saw 41 registrants on Monday. The clerk Alma F. Bailey noted the surge mirrors calls for 70 Mason and Putnam county men to examinations at Charleston on August 17 and 25 on August 23. Many registered belatedly for first time. others due to marriages farm handicaps and recent service duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Pleasant
Selective Service Board
Alma F. Bailey
Putnam County
Charleston
City Sprays Calcium Chloride To Halt Dust
City streets in Point Pleasant are being sprayed with calcium chloride solution by a city contracted water truck. Street Commissioner R V Robbins says the operation aims to settle dust and expects the entire system to be repainted within two to three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point F Pleasant
R. V. Robbins
Robbins
River Traffic Progress at Gallipolis and District Locks
Canal and river traffic updates list vessels passing upstream or downstream in Gallipolis Lock and Kanawha River areas with times. Gauges show upper 18.1 and lower 10.1 feet, Ka nawha Falls 0.76 feet. Point Pleasant 24.17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Orleanian
Fred W. Alcott
Inca
Tadpole
Charles W. Snyder
Kanawha
William Penn
Rand
Atlas
Lehigh
Jones
Jim Martin
Semet
Louisiana
Francis Houghland
Kanawha Falls
Point ‘Pleasant
Two Mishaps Injure Live In Gallia Area
In Gallia County on Route 160 two miles north of Route 75 a minor collision injured three people in the Laywell car. David Laywell Jr. 17, William Ferguson 19, and others were treated for bruises. Ferguson was fined for obstructing traffic. A second crash on the Hanaan Trace road near Route 7 injured Charles Lambert and Marjorie Bevan with no arrests. Moderate property damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
David E. Laywell, Jr
Bidwell
William J. Ferguson
Vinton
Laywell
David Laywell
Dave E. Irwin
Columbus
Eva F. Irwin
State Highway Patrol
Ferguson
Justice of the Peace
Maurice Grover
Asa Harmon Bevan
Crown City
Charles Lambert
Bladen
Lambert
Marjorie Bevan
Hanaan-Trace
Sheriff launches crack down on unpaid fines in Gallia County
Gallia County Sheriff George Ehman says a crackdown on unpaid fines is underway. The first arrest was Willard Cox on a writ of execution, while Charles Cullens of Letart Falls and William J. Smith were jailed for intoxication with fines set at 10 and 5 dollars respectively, Cullens suspended from Gallia County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
George Ehman
Willard Cox
Charles Cullens
Letart Falls
Maurice Grover
Cullens
Gallia County
William J. Smith
Divorce Sought by Sarra Lee in Vinton Court
Sarra Lee files in common pleas court for divorce from William O. Lee both of Vinton on grounds of extreme cruelty and gross neglect. Married in 1944 they have one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Common Pleas Court
Sarra Lee
Vinton
William O. Lee
Speeding Fine Levied in Gallipolis Municipal Court
Pearl E. Walburn, 19, Middletport, was convicted in Gallipolis municipal court on State Highway Patrol speeding charges. He was fined $10 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Pearl E. Walburn
Middleport
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American Legion Auxiliary
D. G. Wilfong
Goldie Pratt
Paul F. Thomas
Jerry Rodgers
Ida Stanley
W. E. Dunn
Vitus Hartley, Jr
Chester Roush
Radio and Publicity
T. F
Yost
Salem Home
C. C. Spencer
Pineacres Hospital
Fred Norris
Hopemont Hospital
Louise Roush
Mary Hyre
Huntington Hospital
O. S. Kelly
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Duke Williamson
Newton D. Baker
Mae Sayre
W. S. Waldie
Laura McComb
Stephensons
Charles Stephenson
Eight Mile
Anne Bailey
A. O. Smith
Robert Stephenson
Oak Thomas
P. A. Wood
Earl Ray Foglesong
Eddie Schul
Boon Plants
Mary Kay
Charles
Bobby Stephenson
Fom County
Walnut
Third
Old Mother Earth
First
Elks
Patricia Wymore
Errol Flynn
Salina, Kan
P. L. Wollett
Near Glouster
Alvira Humphrey
Ee Rudy Harrington
Columus
Marilyn Swaro
Glouster
Edward Swaro
Holzer Hospital
Thomas Lewis
Thurman
Warner Bros
Coca A
Pacemaker Short Late News
Gallia
Is Young
James Stewart
Jane Wyman
Walt Disney
Dumbo
Saludos Amigos
Technicolor
Robert Mitchum
PT. Pleasant
Avalon
Aus
Sonece
HA Ryigh
Andrews
Tierney
William Elliott
Walter Brennan
Marie Windsor
Republic Picture
Maria Montez
Susanna Foster
Jack Qakie
Turhan Bey
Louise A Liperag
John Wayne
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